Professor Pier Luigi Zinzani received his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, and the Specialization in Hematology with honours at the University of Bologna. Awarded a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Medical Physics released by the “Roger Williams Cancer Ospitale” of Providence (USA). Pier Luigi Zinzani is Associate Professor of Hematology at the Institute of Hematology “L. e A. Seràgnoli” at the University of Bologna. He is a member of the Italian Society of Hematology, the Italian Society of Experimental Hematology, the American Society of Hematology and American Society of Clinical Oncology and has presented his research at more than 200 national and international meetings (including ASH 2012 Education Program as speaker). Professor Zinzani is head of the Lymphoma Group Foundation in Italy. He has written more than 374 refereed articles in peer-reviewed journals. His current research interest includes clinical trial methodology, prognostic factors in NHL, Hodgkin’s disease, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, new drugs development, and hairy cell leukemia.

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